Realness & Revelations

These stellar shorts beautifully center rich depictions of queer and trans folks of color. From roadtripping, to the quest for a boo thing, to speaking truth to power, these films bolster QTPOC folks holding it down with solidarity and real talk.

A road trip forces a young woman and her two besties to examine their identities and place in the American South, in Intersection. More Love. Less Prepackaged Bullshit. is an invocation and call to action. MoC hottie Claudia is in for a spark-filled Encuentro when she meets the captivating Isabel, who challenges her perceptions of latinidad. Under the shimmering lights of New York’s Ballroom scene, Hanna is set to make her Femme Queen debut, in Walk for Me. Featuring a breakout turn from Legacy Bailey, BobbyAnna is a lyrical love story exploring connection, gender expression, and privilege. Felipe embarks on a journey upon which he will risk everything in his pursuit of happiness, so he can finally meet Claudio on The Other Side. From the filmmakers of Kumu Hina (Frameline38), Lady Eva follows a fiercely determined leiti as she sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga—with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.

Intersection

DIRECTOR Angela Tucker | 2017 | USA | 9m A road trip forces a young woman and her two besties to examine their identities and place in the American South, in this smart and poignant film that explores friendship, ally-ship, and intersecting identities.

This film is a recipient of a Frameline Completion Fund grant.

More Love. Less prepackaged bullshit.

DIRECTOR Neelu Bhuman | 2017 | USA | 1m Created as part of the 2017 Outfest Fusion One Minute Movie Competition, this short is an invocation calling in Assata Shakur, Chuck D, and Angela Davis.

Encuentro

DIRECTOR Florencia Manóvil | 2016 | USA | 17m | In Spanish, English with English subtitlesMoC hottie Claudia is in for a spark-filled evening when she encounters the captivating foreigner Isabel, who challenges her perceptions of Latinos and of herself in this beautiful short that explores connection, identity, and latinidad.

This film is a recipient of a Frameline Completion Fund grant.

Walk For Me

DIRECTOR Elegance Bratton | 2016 | USA | 12m Hanna Kendricks is set to make her Femme Queen debut under the shimmering lights of New York’s Ballroom scene.

The Other Side

DIRECTOR Rodrigo Alvarez Flores | 2016 | Mexico | 15m | In Spanish with English subtitlesA determined Mexican teen travels by foot to the border, hoping to fall back into the arms of his love, in the gripping and beautifully crafted The Other Side.

Lady Eva

DIRECTORS Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson | 2017 | USA, Tonga | 11m In the conservative Kingdom of Tonga, the last remaining monarchy in the Pacific, traditional culture clashes with modern religious zealotry. From the filmmakers of Kumu Hina (Frameline38), this short follows a fiercely determined young leiti as she sets off on a journey to become her true self—with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.